Jülich Plant Phenotyping Centre (JPPC)
NMR-CUFF: a portable NMR imager for plants in the field:
plant structure, water content and water flow in plants
JPPC
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The imager
- Openable magnet to fit around the plant part of interest
- Halbach type magnet for optimal field strength / weight ratio (0.56T, 3Kg)
- Efficient, low cost RF coils
- Efficient, open micro gradients
- Small energy efficient RF and gradient coils make it possible to run the imager with compact battery operated spectrometers
Methods
- Basic NMR imaging
- T1, T2 and diffusion mapping
- Q space flow measurements
- Water content determination
- Growth and biomass determination
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Results
Imaging the main stem of a castor bean plant
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Measuring xylem flow in an intact poplar tree
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Jülich Plant Phenotyping Centre
JPPC
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
Institute for Chemistry und Dynamics of the Geosphere (ICG)
ICG-3: Phytosphere
Dr. Carel Windt
Imaging the main stem of a castor bean plant
Measuring xylem flow in an intact poplar tree
